Toy vehicle with demountable body



Dec. 4, 1951 E. W. BAGGOTT TOY VEHICLE WITH DEMOUNTABLEJ BODY FiledSept. 17, 1949 IN VEN TOR. [EMU/VD H4 15/? 6607 T Patented Dec. 4, 1951TOY VEHICLE WITH DEMOUNTABLE BODY Edmund W. Baggott, New York, N. Y.,assignor to Ideal Toy Corporation, a corporation of New York ApplicationSeptember 17, 1949, Serial No. 116,254

7 Claims. (01. 46-223) This invention relates to an improved toyvehicle.

A primary object of the invention is the provision of a toy vehiclewherein the chassis and body portions are constructed and arranged insuch a manner as to be readily assemblable without requiring the use ofauxiliary fastening elements, such as screws, rivets, pins or the like.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a toy vehicle of thecharacter indicated having a chassis and body portions which may beconveniently molded as unitary structures from suitable syntheticplastic material.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a toy vehiclehaving a body portion formed on its underside with transverse membersdefining terminal locking tongues or projections which are insertablewithin complementary recesses formed on the chassis, the body portionbecoming firmly engaged with the chassis subsequent to the insertion ofthe locking tongues within the chassis recesses by slight longitudinaldisplacement of said body portion along the chassis.

An additional object of the invention is the provision of a toy vehiclehaving a body portion of the character indicated wherein the transversemembers and locking tongues thereof may be formed integrally therewithin a single molding operation.

The foregoing objects as well as additional objects and advantages ofthe invention will be readily apparent in the course of the followingdetailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawingwhich .illustrates a preferred embodiment of the invention and wherein:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional View of the body portion takensubstantially on line l-l of Fig. 2 and illustrates the formation of thebody portion in a single molding operation;

Fig. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the body portion;

Fig. 3 is an elevational view, partly in section, illustrating themanner of assembling the body and chassis portions of the vehicle;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view, on a reduced scale of the assembly of Fig.3.

The invention is illustrated in the drawing as applied to a toy truckbut it will be understood that the invention may be embodied in anyother desired type of vehicle.

The toy vehicle includes a body portion [I] having a bottom wall ll,side walls l2, a front wall I3 and a rear wall l4. Bottom wall I I isformed with a pair of transverse members l5 formed with integralterminal locking tongues or projections l6 spaced from said bottom wall.Longitudinal guide rails I1 extend between transverse 20 wall 32.

members 15. Locking tongues l6 may be formed in a single moldingoperation by providing upper mold I8 with suitably disposed projectionsor pins I9 which extend down into the lower mold 20, as

5 shown in Fig. 1, thereby resulting in the integral formation of saidlocking tongues at opposite ends of each transverse member 15 and in theformation of the molding apertures 2| in the finished body portion [0(see Fig. 2). Bottom wall ll is also formed adjacent rear wall [4 with alocking wedge 22 for a purpose to be fully indicated hereinafter.

Chassis member 25 includes a forward cab compartment 26 and is providedwith front and rear axles 21 and 28 respectively upon which are lookingtongues H; of transverse members l5 of the body portion I0, saidrecesses being arranged in opposed pairs suitably spaced apart tocorrespond to the spacing of said transverse members on the body portionof the toy vehicle, as shown in 30 Figs. 3 and 5.

In mounting body portion l0 on chassis member 25, locking tongues [6 areinserted within the recesses 34 formed in top wall 35 of .said chassismember. Guide rails I I serve to properly 35 locate and align bodyportion In with respect to chassis member 25, said guide rails restingagainst the sides of cut-out portion 33 of top wall 30, as shown inFigs. 3 and 5. In order to firm-. ly secure body portion I0 on chassismember 25 following the preliminary alignment of said body portion inthe manner described with locking tongues I6 retained within recesses34, said body member is displaced forwardly in the direction of thearrow in Fig. 3, thereby moving said lock- 5 ing tongues out ofengagement with said recesses. In the latter position locking tongues Itwill be firmly retained against the undersurface of top wall 30, theposition of the transverse members 15 corresponding to the lockedposition of body member 10 being shown in broken outline in Fig. 5. 1

Top wall 30 is preferably provided with a stop ledge 35 to limit theforward displacement of body portion Ill. The locking wedge 22 of saidbody portion abuts rear wall 32 of chassis member 25 in the lockedposition of the body portion and prevents inadvertent separation of thebody and chassis members.

Since certain modifications may be made in the toy vehicle of thepresent invention without de- 3 parting from the scope thereof, it isintended that all matter contained in the foregoing specification andshown in the accompanying drawings be interpreted merely as illustrativeand not in a limiting sense.

What is claimed is:

1. A toy vehicle comprising a separable body member and chassis member,said body mem ber having a bottom body Wall which has a longitudinalaxis and outer side walls and front and rear pairs of tongues, each saidtongue having an inner end which is connected to the lower surface ofsaid bottom body wall and being otherwise spaced from same, each saidtongue extending outwardly from said inner end, said chassis memberhaving a top support wall which has a longitudinal axis and asubstantially rectangular and longitudinally extending cut-away portion,said support wall also having front and rear pairs of openings whichcommunicate with the sides of said cut-away portion, said body memberand said chassis member being adapted to be assembled with tonguesrespectively extended through respective support wall openings andpositioned below said support wall and with the inner ends of saidtongues laterally positioned between said sides of said cut-away portionand with said bottom body wall abutting said support Wall, said bodymember being then longitudinally movable with respect to said chassismember whereby to move said tongues out of registration with saidsupport wall openings and prevent separation of said chassis mem ber andsaid body member by relative transverse movement thereof.

2. toy vehicle in accordance with claim 1, said bottom body Wall havinga pair of depending spaced and longitudinally extending guide flanges,said guide flanges respectively slidably and :frictionally abutting therespective sides of said cut-away "portion when said tongues areextended through said support wall openings, said 'guide flangespreventing lateral movement of said body member with respect to saidchassis member in the assembled position thereof.

3. A toy vehicle in accordance with claim 1, said support wall cut-awayportion extending to the rear edge of said support wall, said supportWall having a depending rear edge flange, said bottom body wall having acam member attached to the bottom face thereof, said cam member beingpositioned rearwardly "of said flange and laterally between the sides ofsaid cut-"away portion when said tongues are in registration with saidsupport wallopenings, said support wall being held fri'ctionally betweensaid body wall and said tongues when said body member is movedlongitudinally forwardly with re-- spect to said chassis member fromsaid position in which said tongues are in registration with saidsupport wall openings, said cam member being adapted to ride over saidrear ed'geflange to a position of said eam member in front of andextending below the top edge of said rear edge flange during saidforward movement @o'f said body member, whereby to tend to preventseparation of said chassis member and said body member by rearwardmovement of said body member with respect to said chassis member.

4. A toy vehicle in accordance with claim 3,

said support wall having stop means mounted on the upper face thereofforwardly of said rear edge flange, the front of said body portionabutting said stop means when said cam member abuts the front of saidrear edge flange, whereby then to prevent said body member from movinglongitudinally relative to said chassis member.

5. A toy vehicle in accordance with claim 3, said bottom body wallhaving a pair of depending spaced and longitudinally extending guideflanges, said guide: flanges respectively slidably and frictionallyabutting the respective sides of said cut-away portion when said tonguesare extended through said support wall openings, said guide flangespreventing lateral movement of said body member with respect to saidchassis member in the assembled position thereof.

6. A toy vehicle in accordance with claim 4, said bottom body wallhaving a pair of depending spaced and longitudinally extending guideflanges, said guide flanges respectively slidably and frictionallyabutting the respective sides of said cut-away portion when said tonguesare extended through said support wall openings, said guide flangespreventing lateral movement of said body member with respect to saidchassis member in the assembled. position thereof.

- 7. The toy vehicle comprising a separable body member and chassismember, said body member having a bottom body wall which has alongitudinal axis, said bottom body wall having front and rear dependingflanges, each said flange having a major axis which is substantiallyparallel to said bottom body wall and transverse to said longitudinalaxis thereof, said bottom body wall having holes which are respectivelypositioned above the respective ends of said flanges, each said flangebeing cut away below its corresponding hole to form terminal tongueswhich are spaced from said bottom body wall, said chassis member havinga top support wall which has a longitudinal axis and a substantiallyrectangular and longitudinally extending cut-away portion, said supportwall also having front and rear pairs of openings which communicate withthe sides of said cut-away portion, said body member and said chassismember being adapted to be assembled with said tongues respectivelyextended through respective support wall openings and positioned belowsaid support wall and with the inner ends of said tongues laterallypositioned between said sides of said cut-away portion and with saidbottom body wall abutting said support wall, said body member being thenlongitudinally movable with respect to said chassis member whereby tomove said tongues out of registration with said sup-port wall openingsand prevent separation of said chassis member and said body member byrelative transverse movement thereof.

EDMUND W. BAGGOTT.

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